RSCM staff protest management

RSCM staff protest management

JAKARTA: More than 200 employees of Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital in Central Jakarta staged a protest in front of the
emergency ward for about an hour on Wednesday morning, disrupting
its operation.

"The hospital service was slightly interrupted ... the rally
ended at about 10 a.m. because the hospital managers had
responded to (staff) demands, although there has yet to be an
official decision (made)," hospital spokesman Djajadi told The
Jakarta Post.

The protesting employees said they were representing all units
at the hospital.

They demanded a change to policies imposed by the hospital
management, including remuneration. According to the employees,
management had promised to restructure the remuneration system
starting Oct. 1, 2003.

"But we have yet to see this happen," Agus Priyatna of the
Intensive Care Unit said. -- JP